Author: M.G.
Do you know what the things you inherited from your parents are? How often have you and your siblings’ striking features caught your attention? Perhaps you share your mother’s endearing smile. Maybe your father has always said that you have your grandmother’s eyes. What about the fact that no one else in the family has your vivid blonde hair? These things are just some physical traits that resemble our parents or grandparents, but the scientific explanation behind them is a bit wider. Genetic variation occurs in three primary ways. One trait that a dominant gene can inherit is your eye…
Pizza facts that will make you order one ASAP! There is no other food in the world that’s more savory than pizza. And whoever thinks otherwise, we certainly cannot be friends! I am kidding, of course. According to the National Association of Pizza Operators, Americans eat roughly 100 acres of pizza every day, which is roughly 350 slices per second! Around 93% of Americans eat pizza at least once a month. And because we love pizza so much, in Philadelphia there is the Museum of Pizza, which has the biggest collection of pizza-related items. It’s worth visiting! But how many…
We bet you didn’t know these jaw-dropping health facts! Curious already? We can all agree that the human body is amazing: it can heal, adapt, and grow stronger over time. With ups and downs, whether we’re happy with the way we look or not, we’re still lucky to rely on our bodies every single day. Our bodies constantly function to keep us alive, from pumping blood and maintaining heartbeats without our conscious awareness to repairing cells while we sleep. Isn’t that awesome? With greater knowledge, we can better care for ourselves and make minor adjustments that result in a stronger,…
Can you guess the American names that disappeared over time? Like fashion, historical events, popular media, and cultural changes all influence the cyclical nature of baby names. For example, the Social Security Administration, which uses data from Social Security card applications to determine the popularity of names, ranked Bella No. 985 in the top 1,000 female names in 1931. However, the name was removed from the list completely for almost 69 years. With the popularity of Stephanie Meyer’s character Bella from the Twilight books, the name appeared on the list again in 2000, at number 749. But since then, not…
Can you guess which were the most unusual pets in history? Pets are cute, heartwarming creatures, and most importantly, valuable companions. We don’t know exactly when people started keeping pets or what the first pets were, but we do know that they have done so for thousands of years now. In today’s world, almost everybody has pets. In our country, for example, 66% of households own a pet or two. Of course, cats and dogs are among the most popular, but parakeets or fish are also preferred. Can you believe that back in the day our ancestors used to keep…